New Beginnings church

Owing partly to its idyllic setting and somewhat out-of-the-way location on the West Side of Evansville, New Beginnings Lakeside Church has thrived in recent years, not just as a place for worship, but also as a weekly retreat for its members.

Pastor Darrick Hayden gives a sermon during services at the church on Oct. 13.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Pastor Darrick Hayden gives a sermon during services at New Beginnings Lakeside Church.

A tool box set in front of an architectural drawing serves as a collection box for renovations at the church.

photos by DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Parishioners walk into New Beginnings Lakeside Church on a recent Sunday morning. The church is located on the site of the former Kramer’s Lake on the city’s West Side.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Parishioners visit in the foyer before the start of the second service at New Beginnings Lakeside Church on Oct. 13.

Marcia Smith, greeter for the second Sunday service recently, holds bulletins as she hugs the pastor’s wife, Jennifer Hayden, at the church.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS April Wright (left) visits with Tara Kolb during the greet-your-neighbor portion of the second service at the New Beginnings Lakeside Church.

Cindy Renshaw sings with the church band at the start of second service at New Beginnings Lakeside Church on a recent Sunday morning.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Mary Hayden sings along at New Beginnings Lakeside Church on Oct. 13.

Pre-K and kindergarten teacher Jaime Horner (right) keeps an eye on her class as they walk through the foyer to get snacks.

photos by DANIEL R. PATMORE/SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Pastor Darrick Hayden can be seen through the symbols of a cross and a fish etched into the glass of the door to the sanctuary at New Beginnings Lakeside Church on Oct. 13.

Jennifer Horner, dressed up as biblical figure Sarah, who gave birth to a child at age 90, tells her story during Children Church for first- through fourth-graders.

Dana Silkey (center) leads the middle school group meeting in the Youth Hut at New Beginnings Lakeside Church.